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Star Wars: Battlefront 2 was a long time coming, but after multiple controversies and updates, the game has blossomed into a beautiful Star Wars battle simulator. However, it can be difficult to nail down the best builds for heroes, especially when it comes to Star Cards. However, there are a few Star Card recommendations for each that are sure to help win battles. During a match, players can also become popular characters from the movies such as Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker when they save up enough points....

For EA, 2017 largely ended on a sour note as one of its biggest titles of the year, Star Wars Battlefront 2, launched into a maelstrom of controversy. Instead of riding on a wave of hype thanks to the latest Star Wars film, the game was picked apart over its stingy economy and predatory microtransaction system. While player progression was another deeply flawed aspect being tied into the loot box system, DICE is finally ready to reveal how it plans to overhaul the system entirely....

Star Wars Battlefront 2 hadn’t even launched yet when it became the center of a massive controversy regarding its grind-heavy loot crate system and pay-to-win microtransactions. After Electronic Arts’ hand was forced by both public backlash and a (rumored) private call from Star Wars IP owner Disney, the developers temporarily removed microtransactions from the game while they worked on finding a middle ground that would satisfy consumers. Today, a new patch for Star Wars Battlefront 2 has addressed many issues with the game, but fixes to the main problems plaguing the title remain glaring omissions from the current patch notes....

According to a recent post on Reddit, a patch has been released to fix major frame rate issues for the Star Wars Squadrons VR game. Even if it doesn’t completely fix the issues with the VR version of the game, this was received with great relief by the frustrated community. Star Wars Squadrons released on October 2 on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 to wildly mixed reviews. While some praised the fun story, flight mechanics, and online multiplayer aspects – as well as the lower price point (coming in at $39....

Like any good simulation game, Stardew Valley has randomized weather that changes from day to day, all through the seasons. Other than giving the game a realistic sense of weather, it affects things like farming, fishing, and other game aspects. The weather changes from day to day as well as with the seasons and it’s handy to know when bad weather is around the corner. Thankfully there’s the TV screen that shows the weather prediction for the next day, which helps players coordinate their plans for the day ahead....

It’s been a busy few weeks for Bethesda Softworks and its parent company ZeniMax Media. The biggest news is that they were purchased for $7.5 billion by Microsoft, basically giving the Xbox brand exclusive access to a ton of high profile IPs like DOOM, Wolfenstein, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and much more. On the flip side, this acquisition gives Bethesda access to new resources and money to assist in developing future games and the tools needed to bring them to life....

More and more players are joining the gaming community, and many of those are children. However, multiplayer lobbies are not known for being friendly, particularly on Xbox. One startup company is seeking to help change that, though, by creating a device that will monitor Xbox voice chats. Just a week ago, it was announced that the three major console makers, (Nintendo, Xbox, and Sony PlayStation) would be working together to ensure that game lobbies are safe for everyone....

The world of survival-based gaming is diverse, and features many titles both old and new. Among these newer titles are Stranded Deep and Subnautica, both of which take this beloved gaming sub-genre and add a unique twist on it. Said twist? Both games have players surviving in an almost-entirely underwater environment. Alongside the usual crafting and resource-management mechanics of the genre, players will have to deal with managing oxygen, managing aquatic wildlife, and perhaps even managing their thalassophobia....

Subnautica is a rich game, taking the survival genre of gaming and adding a unique underwater twist to it. One thing that makes it so rich is the very world that players will come to navigate. Its map spans two kilometers across, and roughly eight kilometers at its deepest point. This map is overflowing with varied environments, or biomes, and each is filled to the brim with unique flora, fauna, and terrain....

Super Mario Maker 2 has arrived, and players are having a blast making levels. The amount of new tools at one’s disposal is extraordinary. Levels are being uploaded every minute from around the world. Although levels range in quality, there is certainly a better amount of well-made levels. When the first Super Mario Maker launched, there was seemingly endless enemy spam, troll blocks, and the like. You can find that in the new game as well, but quality levels are shining through....

For Nintendo fans, one of the hardest decisions (after which starter Pokémon to choose, of course) is which fighter to plump for in the Super Smash Bros. series. As of this point in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s lifespan, the roster is utterly stacked with Nintendo legends (and those from outside Nintendo’s stable). If you’re a huge fan of various company IPs, it’s a tricky choice. Perhaps it’s not a matter of fan favoritism but simply of playstyle....

Through the breakout success of games such as Hatoful Boyfriend and Dream Daddy, dating games have been taking the scene by storm. Now, Bossa Games has announced it is stepping into the ring. The studio behind the likes of I am Bread and Surgeon Simulator has announced that it is giving publishing support to a cat-based dating title called Purrfect Date. The game, which is being developed by UK development duo Bae Team and will release for iOS, Mac, and PC, looks to blend together a number of different tones and gameplay styles....

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has seemingly infiltrated every aspect of society. You can buy cute handmade bags on Etsy with villagers’ faces on them, you can watch parodies of the game on late-night sketch comedy like Saturday Night Live, you can even listen to Nintendo conspiracy theories on talk shows like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver! So what’s the newest Animal Crossing fad? How about baking a cake modeled after everyone’s favorite cat villager, Raymond?...

In a bold, low-effort act of plagiarism, Tank BATTLEGROUNDS is coming to Steam, but appears to be nothing more than a shoddy copy of Battlefield 1942. It becomes clear within moments that the trailer, screenshots, and maps are literal copies with poor editing wherever the name Battlefield 1942 would appear, but is so badly done that one reference was missed, clearly stating the name of the original game. The Steam page for the has since changed, likely in response to the obvious theft of intellectual property....

Target’s Buy 2 Get 1 Promotion is back and is offering tons of savings ahead of Black Friday. Similar to previous B2G1 promos, players can choose three games that are eligible for the promo and Target will automatically reduce the cost of the cheapest item upon checkout. Now, the biggest surprise in Target’s current B2G1 promotion is that it includes pre-orders for some of the hottest upcoming games right now for both current-gen and next-gen consoles....

The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection seeks to combine all the Ninja Gaiden experiences into one package, but it isn’t coming without a few upgrades. Notably, fans have been wondering how the next generation consoles would play these games, and whether or not they’d be able to reach the new, gold standard of 4K resolution and 60 frames per second. Just a few short months before the official release of the collection, Team Ninja has come out publicly to confirm what most fans suspected about its resolution and frame rate, but offered up more surprising information as well....

Team Sonic Racing is making its way to consoles and PC this winter and the team at Sumo Digital revealed a new trailer to help build hype for the fast-paced racing title. The new E3 2018 trailer shows off the game’s new tracks and highlights some of the exciting features that it will launch with. One of the most interesting parts about this game for many fans will be the roster of racers....

Every gamer has at least one game they followed from announcement to release, only to find out that the very idea of it, the concept they fell in love with, failed miserably when the game sprung off the drawing board and onto store shelves. Whether your gaming hopes were dashed as a child or more recently, you know exactly what I’m talking about when I say that some video-game ideas are only good on paper....

Who would Han Solo be without the Millennium Falcon? What would Strek Trek be without the Enterprise? In sci-fi, the spacecraft become as much of a character as the actors themselves, and the same goes for video games. Whether it’s a lumbering, larger-than-life destroyer or a fighter that you’re able to nimbly pilot around the galaxy, one of the coolest aspects of sci-fi games has to be the spaceships. From retro classics to immersive, groundbreaking modern marvels, here are the coolest spaceships that have appeared throughout video game history....

The first season of The Boys, based on the comic of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, was an in-depth exploration of all the creative and colorful ways fascism can come to America. It combined hero worship, celebrity culture, unhinged capitalism, and diseased politics into a view of a country where superheroes really are the ubermensches fascist were waiting for. Understandably, many reviews and critics thought this was all a bit…on the nose....